School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Riabhach, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 027
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- (continued from previous page)It was often in Taghmon he did raise the fun
And scarcely had the fair began
He made the darling children run
With hankes of hairy asses
With Jerry Connors and his mother
Jerry's aunts and Jerry's brother
And old Cash comes oer the border
With his lovely daughter
- One of the best poets of this locality was Patrick Reilly,
Camross and some of his poems and songs are around still. The Caro' Sports is one of them :-
The Caro' Sports
i
The Caro' Sports are over
They proved a great success
There were parties there from everywhere
Dressed in their very best.ii
The day was simply lovely
The sports were much the same,
But the evening came too quickly
And was'nt that a shame.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Seanabhaill, Co. Loch Garman
